diff --git a/js/h3_beat_prompt/index.js b/js/h3_beat_prompt/index.js
index 068234f..ad70b81 100644
--- a/js/h3_beat_prompt/index.js
+++ b/js/h3_beat_prompt/index.js
@@ -224,8 +224,10 @@ function findWidget(node, name) {
 function hideWidget(node, name) {
   const widget = findWidget(node, name);
   if (!widget) return;
+  widget.origType = widget.origType || widget.type;
   widget.type = "hidden";
   widget.computeSize = () => [0, 0];
+  widget.hidden = true;
 }
 
 function writeState(node, state) {
@@ -309,6 +311,7 @@ function renderUI(node) {
   if (!ui) return;
 
   const state = readState(node);
+  node._dh3bpRenderedState = JSON.stringify(state);
   ui.list.innerHTML = "";
 
   state.beats.forEach((beat, index) => {
@@ -599,7 +602,9 @@ app.registerExtension({
     nodeType.prototype.onConfigure = function onConfigure() {
       const result = originalConfigure?.apply(this, arguments);
       syncStateFromNode(this);
-      queueMicrotask(() => renderUI(this));
+      if (this._dh3bpUI && this._dh3bpRenderedState !== this._dh3bpState) {
+        queueMicrotask(() => renderUI(this));
+      }
       return result;
     };
 
@@ -611,7 +616,6 @@ app.registerExtension({
         o.properties = o.properties || {};
         o.properties[STATE_PROPERTY] = this.properties[STATE_PROPERTY];
       }
-      queueMicrotask(() => renderUI(this));
       return result;
     };